(a)  The department shall develop a written notice for the purpose of informing any individual who requests information regarding admission to a residential care facility for the elderly that the department’s licensing analysts’ inspection reports on all residential care facilities for the elderly are on file and are available for public review in the department’s community care licensing district office nearest to each residential care facility for the elderly.

(b)  The department shall adopt regulations requiring that each residential care facility provide this notice, as well as the address of the nearest departmental community care licensing district office, to any individual who requests information regarding admission to a residential care facility for the elderly and to any resident of the facility.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1569.67

  • Department: means the State Department of Social Services. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2
  • Residential care facility for the elderly: means a housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by persons 60 years of age or over, or their authorized representative, where varying levels and intensities of care and supervision, protective supervision, or personal care are provided, based upon their varying needs, as determined in order to be admitted and to remain in the facility. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 911, Sec. 1.)

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